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A high octane tour de force widely considered in Japan to be one of the all time greatest punk records 1981 s Don t Eat Food remains shockingly unknown to the rest of the world Led by literate but unhinged Machida Machizo a magnetic stage presence who sang in a...
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LP version includes 7 with two extra tracks Replica and Ma Mère l Oye The first ever international release of Ryuichi Sakamoto s landmark 1984 album Ongaku Zukan originally issued in Japan on his own School label in 1984 Remastered by Saidera Mastering in Tokyo The early 80s were a...
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Limited LP version includes 12 EP with three extra tracks Replica Ma Mère l Oye and Tibetan Dance Version The first ever international release of Ryuichi Sakamoto s landmark 1984 album Ongaku Zukan originally issued in Japan on his own School label in 1984 Remastered by Saidera Mastering in Tokyo...
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Black Editions presents Mass Hysterism in Another Situation remastered and cut to double 45RPM 12 vinyl Mass Hysterism in Another Situation captures Masayuki Takayanagi s New Direction Unit in its final incarnation at an apex in its development it also finds Takayanagi one of Japan s great iconoclastic artists at...
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Anoushka Shankar the acclaimed sitar player producer and composer shares a new mini album Chapter I Forever For Now is out via LEITER on limited edition vinyl and on all digital platforms Recorded at Berlin s celebrated Funkhaus complex the four new tracks make up the first chapter in a...
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This is the first Vinyl LP ever released featuring a woman playing the Rudra Veena Madhuvanti Pal is from Kolkata India teaches the Rudra Veena and builds her own instruments The name Rudra Veena derives from two Sanskrit roots Rudra which is a name for Shiva and veena which means...
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Since forming in 1999 Suishou No Fune A Ship Of Crystal the vehicle for long term musical collaborators Pirako Kurenai guitar voice and Kageo guitar have been one of the most compelling groups in the Japanese underground Their long languorous songs are devastating in their simplicity as though the gently...
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Japan has produced some exceptionally talented jazz drummers and among them is Tatsuya Nakamura who joins the BBE Music J Jazz Masterclass Series with his album Locus from 1984 a session covering several bases from heavy percussive samba to meditative avant ambient This is the album s first ever reissue...
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Universounds HMV Record Shop and 180g team up for an exceptional release in their highly acclaimed WaJazz series to be out on Jiro Inagaki s 90th birthday October 3rd 2023 celebrating the life and music of one of the most iconic Japanese jazz musicians of the last 60+ years This...
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Cosmocities presents a brand new music project dedicated to Japanese electronic music His influence on our vision and endeavours was paramount to the development of our catalague The first volume gets the ball rolling with a fine assortment of mostly ambient electronica and deep house focussed joints which outlines with...
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Cosmocities presents a brand new music project dedicated to Japanese electronic music His influence on our vision and endeavours was paramount to the development of our catalague On this second volume focus is laid on the boogier side of Japanese sonics nimbly moving the cursor...
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Mignonne is Taeko Onuki s 3rd album released in 1978 which was the follow up to her masterpiece Sun Shower 1977 Her long time collaborators from Tin Pan Alley continued to collaborate with her for this album Arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Juzo Seo and...
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Tapestry Koto is a three album series produced by Nippon Columbia in the mid 1970s dedicated to one of the main instruments of Japanese traditional music Koto The beauty of the trilogy curated by composer Kiyoshi Yamaya whose chapters are respectively dedicated to Sea Hillside and Country lies in the...
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nbsp Following reissues for Rush Hour amp Studio Mule Sound Of Vast present A Love From Tokyo 1991 2003 a collection of work from Japanese artist Hiroshi Matsui The album features ten tracks produced between 1991 and 2003 and includes material reissued for the first time and previously unreleased treasures...
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Lalalar is back with a new album on Les Disques Bongo Joe After setting European stages on fire with the release of their first LP in 2022 the mighty Turkish band returns with En Kötü Iyi Olur an album that reflects their image edgy independent...
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Experience the captivating and hypnotic sounds of Joyama no Narazumono a rare gem of Japan s 70 s folk scene A genre bending album by duo Shigeki Kobayashi and Yasuo Yamada who drew inspiration from songs by local boatmen and British folk like Fairport Convention and The Albion Band to...
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Hiroshima based artist Meitei announces the reissue of Kwaidan on the 5th anniversary of his groundbreaking debut album A collaboration between 2 labels KITCHEN LABEL Kofū I amp II and Evening Chants Kwaidan the reissue sees the highly anticipated special 5th Anniversary Edition of Kwaidan with two previously unreleased bonus...
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Night Rhythms is proud to announce the first vinyl release of Toshimi Mikami s elusive 90s ambient masterpiece Quimai Chi Dance Released on his CD in 1996 and again on CD in 2008 This double LP version of his is the first time his album is readily available outside of...
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Victory present a reissue of Pacific originally released in 1978 Reuniting the best session musicians Japan had to offer to make an album that would evoke the atmospheres of the South Pacific islands the kind of places Japanese people spend their vacations Pacific is a treat to the ears its...
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Studio Mule announce the debut release of a new artist on the label Soshi Takeda has released some cassettes on 100 Silk This release is his first vinyl release Six tracks modern ambient Balearic stuff If you like the sound of obscure new age stuff you can t miss it...
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Originally released in 1983 through Apollon Music industrial corp s alty sublabel Mule Musiq sub label Studio Mule presents the first official digital reissue of Shinsuke Honda s rare Silence album Recorded as part of alty s resort mind music series Honda san s contemplative guitar instrumentals tint the air...
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Hatıralar was Anadol s second album originally composed between Berlin and Istanbul around 2012 and released years later only in digital form on the Istanbul based label Inverted Spectrum The title Hatıralar Memories turns out to be a self fulfilling prophecy Anadol recalled and revisited the music in 2023 gently...
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The only album Milk by the sister unit MILK that incorporates the PRE HOUSE sound Also active as a backing singer for Hideki Saijo and Tomoko Aran Released as an independent album in 1987 this album is a remarkably re evaluated Japanese boogie in recent years a phantom rare edition...
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Introducing Count Buffalo An ambitious work that explores the sound of the next generation with innovative arrangements and outstanding performances A new era opens here Akira Ishikawa a drummer who led groups such as Midnight Sons Genchers and Count Buffaloes and has released countless works to the world This work...
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A deep and mysterious groove that makes you hesitate to surrender yourself Kiyoshi Sugimoto a guitarist who has sharply shot through the center of the times Here is the highest point Kiyoshi Sugimoto a guitarist whom Terumasa Hino aspired to and Akira Ishikawa fell in love with Their cutting edge...
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Reissue her third best album released in July 1984 at 2LP 33rpm Including the collaboration number Koi wa Magic with Yoshinori Monta it was recorded only in this album An album containing rare songs such as the famous urban groove songs A LOVE AFFAIR and I LOVE YOU SO <iframe...
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Second album including hi fi set covers Sky Restaurant and You amp I A masterpiece of city pop arranged by Akira Inoue Hiroyuki Namba and Hiroshi Shinkawa <...
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Six years since his last album Love If Possible Shintaro Sakamoto has completed his fourth solo album Like A Fable The album s ten songs describe everyday life in a world undergoing dramatic changes in the midst of a pandemic Sakamoto continually updates his sound and with Like A Fable...
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Outside of the world the second album by Japanese trio Usurabi is a rare pleasure a guitar pop album that s deep with spirit bristling with energy melodically rich and precious full of life It s even more thrilling than its predecessor 2021 s Remains of the Light also released...
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Kusōzu Death Nine Stages is the second album by the Tokyo trio Archeus which consists of Keiko Higuchi voice percussion trombone shamisen Shizuo Uchida bass strings and TOMO hurdy gurdy voice It follows their debut self titled and self released CD and cassette from 2021 and is further proof if...
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From the moment they emerged in the early days of the 80s Tokyo underground High Rise set themselves apart as radical outliers shattering the limits of rock and psychedelic music with a ferocity unmatched even in that heady era The group s core duo of Asahito Nanjo on bass vocals...
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Freaked out lo fi psychedelic noise recordings from 1972 and 1980 by the mythical Japanese psych rockers Les Rallizes Dénudés including the 23 minute Guitar Jam filling the complete A side a sort of Stooges riff with Ramones like drumming ending up in a total feedback noise orgy Recorded on...
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5 dance able tracks in Side A were written composed arranged and produced by Toshiki Kadomatsu who met with Anri s previous title Heaven Beach Tracks in Side B Takeshi Kobayashi one of Anri s band member for that moment produced them with moody amp mellow tune This title was...
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Due to becoming a big hit from her previous record Timely Anri was brought to record her next album in L A with producer Toshiki Kadomatsu The studio musicians that took part in making of this album include Leon Chancler Ed Green Dr Nathan East...
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nbsp Barely known outside of his home country during his lifetime the late Japanese ambient music pioneer Hiroshi Yoshimura has seen his global stature rise steadily in the past few years The 2017 reissue of his lauded debut Music For Nine Post Cards along with a slow building cult internet...
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A timeless masterpiece in the history of Japanese ambient minimal music is going to be reissued as a LP+12inch including previously unreleased material Sound Process Design a company founded by Satoshi Ashikawa a pioneer of environmental music in Japan distributed this work in 1984 The full picture of this work...
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Yamashita s 3rd solo record Go Ahead defined the path he would subsequently follow as it a blossomed writer acclaimed for this versatility The songs Let s Dance Baby Bomber amp 潮騒 The Whispering Sea would ve be featured in his 1982 greatest hits album...
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Bursting with energy on the eve of his big break Yamashita s 4th record was a major milestone The highly acclaimed MOONGLOW is Yamashita s record that stayed the longest in the Oricon charts Most of the songs included in this...
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The long awaited record reprint of the historical masterpiece released by Kazumi Yasui a female lyricist who created a new image of women in Japan Yasui himself wrote the lyrics for all the songs while Kunihiko Murai Hiroshi Kamayatsu Kenji Sawada Terumasa Hino Mamoru Manu Golden Cups provided the music...
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Kazumi Yasui a female lyricist who created a new image of Japanese women Now finally we have the long awaited reprint of her incredible record Sora ni Ichiban Chikai Kanashimi Katsuhisa Hattori s smart music making and the global world that fit together have a unique beauty and it is...
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A reissue of the 1971 rock masterpiece TOO MUCH is finally here TOO MUCH is the only album released by the four member new rock band JUNI amp TOO MUCH The original edition with Rock Age OBI is TOO MUCH which is known for its mega rare edition which is...
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In 1974 Hiroshi Tanaka and Yoichi Fuwa the self proclaimed heirs of the Beatles crammed into a 75 square foot room and recorded over 50 songs all without names 19 of those songs would be self released on a record titled Untitled White Album of...
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Ebalunga Everland and Dundgol invite you to discover the rich and diverse world of Mongolian music Mongolian Music from 70s vol I opens the gates to the golden era of Mongolian music This period spanning from the 1970s to the early 1980s is considered as...
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WRWTFWW Records announce the first official worldwide reissue of Satsuki Shibano s Wave Notation 3 Erik Satie 1984 the final album from the sound defining Wave Notation environmental music series curated by Satoshi Ashikawa Originally released in 1984 on the Sound Process label Wave Notation 3 followed Ashikawa s own...
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Reissue originally released on Vertigo in 1971 Japanese country rock act Gypsy Blood must be heard to be believed Their sole LP showed the group simply bursting with talent Kiyoshi Hayami s mandolin exceptional and the masterful soft rock production courtesy of Miki Curtis drummer Eiichi Tsukasa had earlier been...
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It s fair to say that what Ravi Shankar did for the sitar Hamza El Din did for the oud the short necked Arabian lute bringing a little known instrument to the attention of the West and popularizing it Indeed he ended up playing oud with everybody from the Grateful...
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Reissue originally released in 1997 Merzbow is the moniker of Japanese artist Masami Akita inspired by dadaism and surrealism During the mid 1990s the Japanese artist went through his most prolific and inspired period of the analog era releasing masterpieces such as Noisembryo Venereology Hybrid Noisebloom or Green Wheels In...
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